The New York Public Library Manuscripts and Archives Division 1711-1854 MssCol 1780 Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation Compiled by Archives Unit, 2016 Summary Creator: Livingston family Title: Date: 1711-1854 Size: 1.1 linear feet (4 boxes, 1 oversized folder) Source: Various gifts and purchases Abstract: The Livingston family was prominent in colonial and post-revolutionary New York and New Jersey. Members of the family were active in commerce, government, law and the church and possessed extensive landholdings. The collection contains correspondence and other documents of various members of the Livingston family. Documents include land deeds, wills and other items. Access: Advance notice required. Preferred citation:, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library Processing note: Compiled by Archives Unit, 2016 Related Materials: Gilbert Livingston papers. Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.. Key Terms Geographic Names New York (State) -- History Names Livingston, Henry, 1748-1828 Livingston, Philip, 1716-1778 i
Livingston, Philip, 1740-1810 Livingston, Robert R., 1746-1813 Livingston family ii
Container List b. 1 f. 1 Livingston, Henry Brockholst (1757 1823) 1788-1811 b. 1 f. 2 Livingston, Catherine undated Wife of Robert G. Livingston (1712-1789). See the inventory of her estate made October 13, 1792 at Poughkeepsie, N.Y. by Gilbert Livingston, executor, in the Peter Gansevoort legal papers (Wills) b. 1 f. 3 Livingston, Charles Ludlow 1845 Jul 27 b. 1 f. 4 Livingston, Edward 1764-1836 Letters from Edward Livingston to Thomas Tillotson were transferred to the Thomas Tillotson letters received, 1787-1812 (MssCol 4648) b. 1 f. 5 Livingston, Edward P 1824-1836 Son of Philip Philip Livingston of Jamaica, West Indies, grandson of The Signer b. 1 f. 6 Livingston, Edwin G 1853 b. 1 f. 7 Livingston, Helen Platt Daughter of Henry Livingston, Jr. of Poughkeepsie b. 1 f. 8 Livingston, Henry A. (Henry Alexander) 1840 Apr 15 Known as Col. Harry. Son of Rev. John H. Livingston. Died 1841 b. 1 f. 9 Livingston, Henry Beekman (1750-1831) 1775-1783 Livingston, Henry, Jr. (1748-1828) b. 1 f. 10 Correspondence 1775-1803 b. 1 f. 11 Correspondence 1805-1828, undated b. 1 f. 12 Instructions to Henry Livingston, Junr. principal assessor of the second assessment district in the fourth division in the State of New York 1798 b. 1 f. 13 Livingston, Henry, Sr. (1714-1799) 1751-1792 Second son of Gilbert Livingston (1689-1742) b. 2 f. 1 Livingston, James 1778-1819 b. 2 f. 2 Livingston, John (1714-1788) 1755-circa 1788 Son of Philip, 2nd Lord of the Manor b. 2 f. 3 Livingston, John (1750-1822) 1799, 1806 Of Oak Hill b. 2 f. 4 Livingston, John Henry (1746-1825) 1766-1804 b. 2 f. 5 Livingston, John R. (1755-1851) 1789-1840 3rd son of Judge Robert R. Livingston b. 2 f. 6 Livingston, Margaret Beekman (1724-1800) 1767-1794 Wife of Robert R. Livingston, Sr. b. 2 f. 7 Livingston, Margaret Beekman 1854 Granddaughter of Margaret Beekman Livingston (1724-1800) b. 2 f. 8 Livingston, Mary A undated (3 items) b. 2 f. 9 Livingston, Maturin (1769-1847) 1799-1802, 1817 b. 2 f. 10 Livingston, Muscoe 1782, 1788 b. 2 f. 11 Livingston, Peter R. (1766-1847) 1799, 1842 Descendant of Robert Livingston "The Nephew". Son of Robert James Livingston and Susannah Smith. b. 2 f. 12 Livingston, Peter R. (1773-1794) 1767-1790 4th Lord of the Manor 1
b. 2 f. 13 Livingston, Peter Van Brugh (1710-1793) 1737, 1767 Son of Philip, 2nd Lord of the Manor b. 2 f. 14 Livingston, Philip (1686-1749) (Transcripts of letters in the New-York Historical Society) f. 1 Livingston, Philip (1686-1749) and Catrina Van Brugh(1689-1756) 1743 Conveyance of an island in Foxes Creek to Jonar Le Roy Livingston, Philip, Jr. (1740-1810) Called Gentleman Phil (1740-1810) eldest son of Peter Van Brugh Livingston b. 2 f. 15 1768-1787 b. 2 f. 16 1788-1803 Livingston, Philip (1716-1778) The Signer b. 2 f. 17 1758-1773 b. 2 f. 18 Land Deed 1769 b. 2 f. 19 Last Will and Testament 1778 May 18 (Photostat) b. 3 f. 1 Livingston, Philip Philip (1741-1787) 1764, 1787 Eldest son of The Signer b. 3 f. 2 Livingston, Philip Henry (1769-1831) 1792 Eldest son of Philip Philp b. 3 f. 3 Livingston, Robert (1654-1728) (Photocopy of a document dated 1682) 1st Lord of Manor b. 3 f. 4 Livingston, Robert (1688-1775) 1711, 1724, 1727 3rd son of Robert Livingston (1654-1728). Founder of Clermont f. 1 Livingston, Robert (1708-1790) 1737 3rd Lord of the Manor; son of Philip Livingston (1686-1749) b. 3 f. 5 Livingston, Robert (1708-1790) 1752-1778 3rd Lord of the Manor; son of Philip Livingston (1686-1749) b. 3 f. 6 Livingston, Robert Cambridge 1781, 1793 b. 3 f. 7 Livingston, Robert G 1755-1784 b. 3 f. 8 Livingston, Robert L 1823 Livingston, Robert R. (1718-1775) Known as Judge Livingston b. 3 f. 9 1755-1769 b. 3 f. 10 1771-1775 b. 3 f. 11 1755-1775 (Transcripts) b. 3 f. 12 1765, 1769 (Transcripts) Livingston, Robert R., Jr. (1746-1813) Chancellor. Son of Robert R. Livingston (1718-1775) b. 4 f. 1 1775-1780 b. 4 f. 2 1782-1783 2
Livingston, Robert R., Jr. (1746-1813) (cont.) b. 4 f. 3 1784-1797, 1809 b. 4 f. 4 Photostats b. 4 f. 5 Livingston, Thomas Ferguson 1812 b. 4 f. 6 Livingston, VanBrugh 1812, 1827, 1835, 1845, undated Grandson of Gentleman Phil b. 4 f. 7 Livingston, Walter (1740-1797) 1776-1787 Of Teviotdale, 3rd son of the 3rd Lord of the Manor Livingston, William (1723-1790) b. 4 f. 8 1759-1783 b. 4 f. 9 1782 May (Photostats) From the Public Record Office, London b. 4 f. 10 1782 June (photostats) Photostats from the Public Record Office, London b. 4 f. 11 1779 (Photostats) From the William L. Clements Library, Ann Arbor, Michigan b. 4 f. 12 Livingston, William A 1779, 1802 Letter to Peter Vandervoort, 1779 December 26 and account, 1802 b. 4 f. 13 Livingston, William S 1790-1791 b. 4 f. 14 Unidentified from the Olin Collection 3